The White Falcon - 27.02.1965, Blaðsíða 9

Saturday, February 27, 1965
WHITE FALCON
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LOOKS DIFFICULT DOESN’T IT—but it’s not when you know what
you are doing. Joseph F. Karp, ADJ3, shows his knowledge of the
rate he works in. That is one of the big reasons why he was elected
‘Sailor of the Month’ for January. To him, working in the ‘maze’ of
a jet is not much more difficult than working on the carburetor of his
car at home.
Initiative And Perseverance
Earns Karp ‘Man Of Month’
The “Sailor of the Month” for January was awarded
to Joseph F. Karp, ADJ3, a VP-23, Det. 13 sailor
Karp was elected after careful screening within his
squadron and among keen competition from other men on
the Naval Station.
At a recent meritorious mast held for Karp, Cdr. T. F
Wentworth Jr., Officer in Charge*'
of Det. 13, commented, “You have
shown by your performance of
duty that you are highly motivated
and expectionally conscientious.
Your tireless efforts have been a
key factor in maintaining the air-
craft jet engines in the best pos-
sible state of readiness under ex-
tremely adverse conditions . . .
“The initiative and presever-
ance with which you have carried
out your duties has contributed
immeasurably to the morale of
your shipmates. Your leadership
and professional attitude are an
outstanding example to your as-
sociates and a scource of satis-
faction to your superiors.”
Twenty-two year old Karp is
a high school graduate from Eas-
ton, Penn. He entered the Navy in
March 1962 at Philadelphia and
A Commander, a Lieutenant, an
Ensign, and a Chief were in a
room in which there was also a
seaman cleaning up the quarters.
Commander: “I say kissing is
40 percent pleasure, and 60 per-
cent work.”
Lieutenant: “Oh I don’t know.
I’d say, 50-50.
Ensign: “Well, I’d say it is 60
percent pleasure and 40 percent
work.”
Chief: “To me it is closer to
70 percent pleasure, and only 30
percent work. What do you think,
sailor?”
Seaman: “I think it must be
100 percent pleasure, for if there
were any work to it, you — all
would have had me doing it for
you!”
Where They Happen.
During 1963, according to state
labor departments, work injuries
to the trunk “of the body occurred
most frequently,” with thumb and
finger injuries next.
took recruit training at San
Diego, Calif. Upon completion of
recruit training, Karp attended
ADJ “A” school at the Naval
Air Technical Training Center,
Memphis, Tenn. and joined Pa-
trol Squadron 23 in November,
1962.
Karp’s outstanding performance
in his field of jet engine main-
tenance was instrumental in his
selection as “Sailor of the Month”
In Karp’s letter of recommends
tion to the selection board, Cdr
Wentworth said in part, “In one
instance while an aircraft was in
the process of a major inspection,
he discovered an engine to be be-
yond allowable tolerances. He
caused this engine to be rebuilt,
in fact, he did the majority of
the work with only limited assi-
stance, leaving the job only for
short periods of time for sleep . . .
“Due to the absence of jet en-
gine test cells it is necessary to
use the aircraft for a test bed
Fully realizing that this method
requires the utmost in talent and
very diligent, hard work, along
with the knowledge that he must
work within inches of a hot tail-
pipe with the engines at one
hundred percent; Karp made and
accepted this decision . . .
“To this end, he has fully dedi-
cated himself twice in the recent
past and is ever ready to do what-
ever is necessary to carry out the
mission of this squadron and the
Naval Station . . .
“He has taken it upon himself
to instruct the personnel of the
station in the prerequisites of re-
building jet engines, so that fu-
ture squadrons deploying to his
area may profit from this ven-
ture . . .
Karp has been most instrumen-
tal and almost solely responsible
for saving many thousands of dol-
lars in overhall and shipping
costs that would have resulted if
a man of lesser knowledge and
initiative had been in his stead.”
As “Sailor of the Month”,
Karp received a certificate from
RAdm Ralph Weymouth, Com-
mander Iceland Defense Force, a
special cash award and a guided
tour of Iceland.
U. S. Mainstay
For Freedom;
Truth Abroad
Cub Scouts Conduct
Blue - Gold Banquet
The Blue and Gold Banquet of Cub Scout Pack 64 was
American military men and
their families travelling and living
outside the United States, either
on pleasure or an assignment, owe
a debt to their homeland.
Friendly Americans abroad are
probably the foremost battleline
against unfavorable propaganda
about the United States.
It’s only spreading the truth
to tell folks about American free-
doms—our free press, our free-
dom to work where we wish, to
change jobs and addresses as we
please, about our freedom to move
from state to state without papers,
to attend church when and where
we like.
Perhaps the best way to explain
America and Americans to other
people is to tell them about life
in your own community — the
everyday things, both successes
and shortcomings, the problems
we are trying to solve.
Your smile to the waiter, the
cabby, the train conductor ap-
points you Ambassador of Good-
will to the people.
held Monday evening at the CPO Club.
This event is held every year during February (Boy
Scout Month) to reward deserving Cub Scouts for their
achievements in the preceding year.
Among the honored guests were RAdm Ralph Weymouth,
Commander, Iceland Defense*^
Force and Capt Robert R. Sparks,
Commander, U.S. Naval Station,
Keflavik, Iceland. Others included
Lt. Col. Arthur E. House, Jr.,
Commanding Officer, Marine Bar-
racks; Cdr Robert O. Boe, Exec-
utive Officer, U.S. Naval Station,
Keflavik and Cdr Alfred R.
Saeger, Jr., Senior Chaplain, Ice-
land Defense Force.
LCdr. J. E. Voorhees, Commit-
tee Chairman of Cub Pack 64,
was the Master of Ceremonies.
The Guest Speaker was Lt. Col.
A. E. House.
Colonel House
said in his
speech that it
takes two in-
gredients to
make a strong
and succesful
Pack and those
are: Working
leaders and
interested par-
ents who par-
ticipate in the Cub Scout program
not to mention the main ingredi-
ent; young active and interested
boys.
The Blue and Gold Banquet has
been held every year in Iceland
since the Pack was chartered in
1960. This year’s banquet was in
celebration of the 55th anniver-
sary of the scouting program,
which was founded by an English-
man, Lord Bayden Powell.
The current scouting season
started in September 1964 with
five registered Cub Scouts. At the
present time, the Pack has 38
registered and active Cubs. The
(Pack consists of five Dens (not
more than nine boys to a den)
with Den Mothers as leaders for
four of the dens, and a male
leader for the Weblos’ Den.
Weblos’ Den consists of advanced
Cubs about ready to join the Boy
Scout ranks.
The Pack has active participa-
tion by all Cubs and their parents.
Instilling in the boys the spirit
of God and Country and of Scout-
ing has been the primary concern
of the active Cub Scout leaders.
After the dinner came the pre-
sentation of awards to the Cubs
of the different Dens.
Included in the awards were
the graduations of boys going
from the Cubs to Weblos. The
boys were Freddie Meyers, Tim
Sparks, Mike Kristjansen and
Rickie Jenson.
One lad who, with the assi-
stance of his Den Mother, Mrs.
Babneau, advanced to Boy Scout
by completing all his qualifica-
tions in his spare time. This
young man was Bobbie Jones.
One of the highlights of the
evening was the announcement
of Steven House being the reci-
pient of the highest award of Boy
Scouting. On March 23, he will
become an Eagle Scout. Congra-
tulations, Steve!
‘ROBBIE THE INSTRUCTOR—Sergeant Robinson and some of his
boys during gym class at the high school watch a drill on the exer-
cising ladder off camera.
Many Faces Of Sgt. ‘Robbie’:
Athlete, Coach, Teacher, Pal
by Buzz Shipp
One of the most active servicemen here in Iceland, and
probably one of the busiest in the service is a multi-talented
fellow known to many people as “Robbie”. To those of us
who are fortunate enough to know him personally, it could
also be “Tom” or “coach”. He’s Staff Sergeant Thomas R.
Robinson, assigned to Air Force Iceland.
The son of Mrs. Norma RobinJ
son of Cleveland, Ohio, Robbie is
a familiar and well-liked figure in
Keflavik and Reykjavik sports
circles.
His present job is the opera-
tion of the Naval Station Field
House. This job includes the re-
sponsibility for maintenance and
upkeep of the gym, plus the dif-
ficult task of supervising sports
tournaments and various leagues.
Tom is also player-coach for the
AFI basketball team, in the intra-
mural league.
You might think this to be a
pretty busy schedule, but there’s
quite a bit more in a day’s work
for Sergeant Robinson. He travels
to Reykjavik three nights a week
to coach the KR athletic Club
basketball team, which happens to
be the number one ranking team
in Iceland.
Yet, there is more in a day for
Tom. He coaches the Alfred T.
Mahan High School basketball
team and also teaches all of the
boys and girls physical education
classes at the high school. He
spends an average of four hours,
four days a week at the high
school.
A fact which is often forgotten
and very surprising is that he is
not paid for his services at the
(Continued on page 10.)
The Pack officials for the year
were LCdr. J. E. Voorhees, Com-
mittee Chairman, H. Long, YN1,
Cubmaster, Mrs. Lee Sparks,
Secretary, John Woods, Treasur-
er, Mrs. E. Boe, Refreshments
Chairman, J. Barbacci, Weblos
Den Leader. The Den Mothers
were Mrs. H. Long, Mrs. F. Snow,
Miss Kathy iPetty, Mrs. A. Bab-
neau, and Mrs. V. Loomis. Tony
Branda, SN, is an Associate Com-
mittee member.
The IPack is looking forward to
another successful season this
year, so if you have a young man
in your family who is interested
in scouting, contact H. Long at
Ext. 3240.
Taxpayers checking U.S. Sav-
ings Bond refund lines on the
1964 tax forms (1040 or 1040A)
automatically assure themselves of
two advantages: An easy method
of holding onto their tax-refund
dollars; a sure way of making
them grow one-third larger at
maturity.
Why They Happen.
A man severely injured his back
trying to lift a heavy file cabinet.
He admitted later that he couldn’t
bring himself to ask anybody to
help in front of the girls in the
office.